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Xaccers · 17-12-2003, 04:19

He was often tailgated by the unmarked police car in the area, less than a foot away from his back wheel before being pulled over to be told he was speeding!

Last accident I had on my motorbike, I stopped at some temporary traffic lights at roadworks.
BAM!
I get hit up the back.
Wondering what I'm going to find when I turn round (my sister had just had her fiesta written off by a police man), I was actually quite shocked to find a single decker bus with a great big dent in it's front!

I finally gave up the bike as I was getting fed up with harassment by the police.
One time I had three of them arguing over what the tyre depth should be (they measured mine at 1.6 so I was still legal), one guy thought it was 2mm, another said "well I know for mopeds it's ok so long as you can see some tread" which was shocking!
Then the fourth policeman came out and they told him the situation, and he suggested I should say thankyou for them not hitting me with a ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£40 on the spot fine for my tyres, um hello? 1.6 is the legal limit, I was on it, not below it!
(I should also point out that it was the end of the month and I was waiting for payday to get a new tyre anyway, so I was aware of the situation)

17-12-2003, 04:19	#50
Xaccers Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milling around Milton Keynes Age: 49 Posts: 12,969	Re: Militant cyclists He was often tailgated by the unmarked police car in the area, less than a foot away from his back wheel before being pulled over to be told he was speeding! Last accident I had on my motorbike, I stopped at some temporary traffic lights at roadworks. BAM! I get hit up the back. Wondering what I'm going to find when I turn round (my sister had just had her fiesta written off by a police man), I was actually quite shocked to find a single decker bus with a great big dent in it's front! I finally gave up the bike as I was getting fed up with harassment by the police. One time I had three of them arguing over what the tyre depth should be (they measured mine at 1.6 so I was still legal), one guy thought it was 2mm, another said "well I know for mopeds it's ok so long as you can see some tread" which was shocking! Then the fourth policeman came out and they told him the situation, and he suggested I should say thankyou for them not hitting me with a ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£40 on the spot fine for my tyres, um hello? 1.6 is the legal limit, I was on it, not below it! (I should also point out that it was the end of the month and I was waiting for payday to get a new tyre anyway, so I was aware of the situation)